Ravi is back for Diwali

Ravi is still busy with his German studies in Delhi, but is back in Khajuraho this week to celebrate Diwali. This means he is also back as our teacher in hindi class this week, giving Vijay some time off. We are really happy that Ravi wants to do this during his holiday. Vijay is in charge of the literacy project at the moment, and he is a good and dedicated teacher. We still consider Ravi as our primary teacher though, and are hoping he will come back to teach on a regular basis as soon as his studies allows.

The english lessons are run by Kat so Ravi and Kat travel to Tikri together. As for now, Kat's plan is to teach our English classes for the duration of her stay (until late december) - and we are thrilled to have her for as long as she wants to (and so are our pupils!).

We are wishing Ravi, Vio, Vijay and their familly, Kat, Aryan*s family, all our pupils and participants in the Cloth Bag Project a happy Diwali!

300 kilo's of fabric - and soon ready for sale!

The Cloth Bag Project recently received a massive donation from a local clothes shop, and we are told that more donation like this will come. This is not the first donation they have gotten from locals, and the project now has the materials needed for the coming months (but will accept more donations of course). If the project keeps receiving local donations regularly, the Cloth Bag Project will not depend on foreign donations and it can be a sustainable, local project, which would be amazing...

Donated clothes in good condition are of course given to families who are in need, but a lot of the donated fabric is used as materials for shopping bags. There are seven women in the project now, and they have made many, many bags! The women are careful not to waste fabric, and to come up with new designs that fit the piece of clothing they are using. The sale of these bags which will start after Diwali next week, so hopefully the women will receive their first income very soon.

You can read more about this project on Friends in Khajuraho Association's blog and website.

Pictures from Aryan's* family

The last month or so, the family has sent pictures from their everyday life to Cathrine through WhatsApp, with a few english words or/and short sentences thrown in between! It is so nice to see that the English classes are improving their language skills. Cathrine gives the familiy pictures from her everyday life in return, together with a few simple english words or sentences. It is amazing to her that this is now possible! Below are some of the pictures Cathrine has received from the family.